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FM AMEMBASSY WELLINGTON
TO SECSTATE WASHDC 3517

UNCLAS WELLINGTON 000921 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR OES/OA ETIRPAK AND RBARNES 
 
E.O. 12958:  N/A 
TAGS: KRVC TPHY EWWT CW NZ
SUBJECT:  R/V MELVILLE MARINE RESEARCH CLEARANCE REQUEST, FILE NO. 
2006-083 
 
REF:  A.) WELLINGTON 686; B.) STATE 139490 
 
Embassy is in receipt of a Diplomatic Note dated November 20, 2006 
from the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) 
granting clearance for the R/V Melville.  Begin text of the note: 
 
"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade presents its compliments 
to the Embassy of the United States of America and has the honour to 
refer to the Embassy's letter of 30 August 2006 and the attached 
completed application form requesting permission for the R/V 
Melville, a United States scientific research vessel, to conduct 
marine scientific research in the exclusive economic zone and 
territorial waters of New Zealand from 8 February 2007 - 13 March 
2007 inclusive. 
 
The Embassy's letter further requested approval from the New Zealand 
Government for the vessel R/V Melville to call at the Port of 
Wellington for three days from 6 to 8 February 2007 and sought 
permission for the crew to disembark. 
 
The Ministry is pleased to advise that approval has been given for 
the R/V Melville to undertake scientific research as described in 
the application subject to the conditions specified below. 
 
The Ministry is further pleased to advise that approval has been 
given for the R/V Melville to call at the Port of Wellington and for 
the crew to disembark. 
 
The Ministry notes that this approval is subject to the following 
conditions being met: 
 
¶1. The following notifications will be provided to the Fisheries 
Communication Centre (FCC): 
 
(i) 24 hours prior notice of entry of the vessel to the New Zealand 
Exclusive Economic Zone (NZEEZ), including date and estimated time 
of arrival and position of entry to the nearest arc; 
 
(ii) 24 hours prior notice of any port call in New Zealand, 
including date, estimated time of arrival and name of port; 
 
(iii) notice of any port departure in New Zealand within two hours 
of departure; 
 
(iv) daily position reports while the vessel is in NZEEZ or the 
territorial sea, to be sent within two hours of noon, including 
position to the nearest minute of the arc; and 
 
(v) prior notice of departure from the NZEEZ, including date and 
time of departure and position of departure to the nearest minute of 
the arc. 
 
¶2. The FCC can be contacted by email at fcc@fish.govt.nz or fax +64 
4 801 5381.  All reports should include the name and international 
radio call signal of the vessel. 
 
¶3. Copies of all data collected and reports prepared based on data 
collected in areas under New Zealand jurisdiction, or alternatively 
details of where such data and reports can be obtained will be 
submitted to the New Zealand Government, in a form acceptable to New 
Zealand, as soon as possible, and within a 12 month period, after 
the conclusion of the cruise.  This information will be treated as 
public information and may be made available to New Zealanders via 
the internet unless another arrangement is reached with the New 
Zealand Government. 
 
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade takes this opportunity to 
renew to the Embassy of the United States of America the assurances 
of its highest consideration." 
 
McCormick